Strategically buying miles & points can represent a great deal, especially for luxury travel. United Airlines MileagePlus has just launched its newest sale on purchased miles. As usual, different members may be targeted for different offers.
While I’ll cover the details of this offer, let me state that I wouldn’t typically recommend taking advantage of this, as I think you’re better off buying rewards with another program, like Air Canada Aeroplan or Avianca Lifemiles. They often sell points at a lower cost, and have better redemption rates (though even these programs have made some negative changes).
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If you do buy United miles, it can take up to 48 hours for them to post to your account.
Which credit card should you buy United MileagePlus miles with?
United MileagePlus mileage purchases are processed by points.com, meaning they don’t count as an airfare purchase for the purposes of credit card spending.
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